St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-10

The Kansas City Times publishes answers
to inquiries sent throughout Kansas and
Missouri relative to the presidential prefer
ences. In Missouri 270 answers from Dem
ocrats were received. Of these 25l were for
Cleveland for Thurman, 1 for Wade
Hampton and the rest scattering. The
Republicans sent 261 answers, of which 125
were for Blaine, II for Sherman, Al for Lincoln
and the rest scattering. In Kansas 326 Dem
ocrats answered as follows Cleveland, 3O6
Thurman, 7; Hill, s; remainder scattering.
The Republicans sent 302 answers, of which
ISL were for Blaine S6 for Sherman, ii for
Lincoln and the rest scattering
reception under the auspices of the
municipal council of the Irish National
League has been rendered to Hon. Patrick
A. Collins in the Boston Theatre. Mayor
OBrlen presided. Mr.. Collins made long
address upon the Irish situation. Other
speakers were Internal Revenue Collector
Fitzgerald, Editor Lord, of the advertiser; F.
0. Prince and Leopold Morse. During the
evening President Brady, of the municipal
council, announced the starting of another
popular dollar fund, to be known as the
"Anti-Coercion Fund.-
At recent meeting of the Ant-Poverty
Society Wilder, the United Labor party's
candidate for State comptroller was the first
speaker. He said, in the course of his re-
marks, that Socialism worships at the altar
of an everlasting lie and kills liberty, ndi-
vldualism and life'' Addresses were also
made by Thomas Cummings, candidate for
State treasurer, and by DR.. McGlynn, after
| which Miss Muniers choir sang labor
campaign song and a collection was
taken up.
Lieutenant Leslie and escort have gone to
the Ute reservation in Colorado to demand
the body of Colorow and the two Indians
wanted for horse-stealing Sheriff Kendall
says he will have these Indians at all hazards.
Word has been received at Denver that 800
Utes are camped near the recent battlefield,
and are held back by two companies of
colored regulars. 1t is feared that if any of
the Uncompahgre Indians were killed, the
entire tribe will take the matter up. If the
Indians do not attack the whites at Rangely
before the arrival of Governor Adams and
General Crook, there are hopes that the
trouble will be settled. Lieutenant Folsom,
who waS wounded in the late engagement,
has died.
AT me meeting of the Central Labor Union
in New York, a resolution from section 10,
miscellaneous trades, protesting against the
action of the United Labor party in expelling
the Socialists, was tabled on motion of
Socialist member, on the ground that po-
lltlcal matters should not be introduced dur
ing the coming three months, land in order
to restore peace and harmony among trade
organizations" The picnic committee
reported that only the American flag and
| those of trade unions will be allowed in the
coming parade. No notices relating to poll
tics will be tolerated. Henry George, DR..
! McGlynn, John Swinton, S. F. Shevitch, A.
Jonas, Edward King, T. V. Powderly,
| Adolph Strasser and Samuel Gompers have
been invited to the reviewing stand.
All the hodcarriers in Chicago working
| for less than the standard wages have been
ordered by the union under pain of expul-
sion, to strike at once unless given full
prices. Since the confusion in the building
trades, caused by the brickhyers' strike,
about 200 or 500 of the 5000 hodcarriers
have as matter of policy been submitting
to cut of three cents an hour. The leaders
OF the hodcarriers now believe that this SUBJ
mission is no longer necessary.
Rev. DR.. Joseph Parker, of the City Tenn
pie, London, who was an intimate friend of
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, has arrived
in New York by the steamer Umbria He
denies that he has come over in response to
call from Plymouth Church. His visit to
America is to fulfill contract for lecturing
tour made before Mr.. Beechers death
Samuel Hall, of the Supreme Court of
Georgia, has died at his summer residence at
Mount Airy, in that State.
George Gardner, ex-judge OF the Superior
Court of Chicago, is dead, aged sixty-one
years.
The steamer Kings Cross, at Norfolk, Va,
from Liverpool, reports having passed, in
latitude thirty-fve north, longitude seventy
one west, the wreck of 6OO-ton vessel loaded
with pine logs. She was bottom up.
Three Finlanders were drowned near Min
neapolis by the upsetting of salboat
The Connecticut River Lumber Mill at
Holyoke, Mass, has been burned. Loss
about $4,000. Nearly $50 men were en-
ployed in the mill.
Another slight earthquake has been felt at |
Augusta, Ga.
In mill at Ontonogon, Mich, mischiev-
GUS workman, named Polk, placed small |
garter snake upon the shoulder of fellow
workman named Hollis. The latter was
busy, and the reptile made the circuit of his
neck before he met the flashing eyes and
darting tongue of the snake within two
inches of his nose. With scream Hollis
threw up his hands and fell to the floor in
dead faint. He is now very low from the
effects of the shock.
In response to invitations from the COM
mercial bodies of Detroit, meeting in favor
of commercial union with Canada has been
held in that city. Addresses were made by
Erastus Wiman, of New York; Congress
man Butterworth, of Ohio, and Professor
Goodwin Smith, of Toronto.
A number of the wealthiest oil operators,
refiners and capitalists of Pittsburg allied
with New Workers who are now laying a
pipe line from Washington, Pa, to Pitts
burg, under an old charter, have given legal
notice OF an application for new and more
extended charter. The organization will be